Speaking at the TCA press tour panel (via TVLine) to promote Conviction, Atwell offered a slight peek into an alternate universe where both Conviction and Agent Carter had been picked up for additional episodes. It’s possible full seasons of Agent Carter would take a backseat, but Marvel and ABC might have made smaller specials to compensate:

I think they would have figured something out, in terms of making a [Marvel’s Agent Carter] special, or waiting until we finished this season [of Conviction] and then doing something.

It’s still a much-loved show for the people involved in the making of it, and we know it has a special place in the fans’ hearts. And that’s something that I would be very happy to go back to, if the opportunity came … The great thing about Peggy is we know she lives a long life. I’m banking on when I’m in my 50s, saying, ‘Let’s see what Peggy’s up in this decade!’

So far as we know, Season 3 of Marvel’s Agent Carter would have explored a bit of Peggy’s family history, particularly as regard to her lost brother, as well as her own war record. There’s every chance Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 could pick up a few loose threads, but no formal plans have been announced.

Whether or not we see Agent Carter again, would shorter specials been a good way to continue the series over time?